A knife-wielding man killed two people and injured two others at a primary school in central China on Wednesday, the latest such attack to hit the country in recent years. Two injured primary school students have been sent to hospital with no danger to their lives, the government of Ningyuan county in Hunan … Continue reading Two Killed In Knife Attack At Primary School

Federal Government is to engage the Saudi authorities over the killing of Nigerians allegedly for drug offences in the Kingdom. The Chairman, National Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri Erewa gave this indication when she spoke to State House correspondents in Abuja. The chairman noted that the recent killing of a Nigerian brings to eight the … Continue reading FG To Engage Saudi Authorities Over Killing Of Nigerians For Drug Offences

President Muhammdu Buhari has promised to prosecute the killers of Kolade Johnson who was allegedly shot by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigerian Police Force. The President in a statement through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, described the incident as an unfortunate action. He commiserated with … Continue reading Buhari Promises To Prosecute Kolade Johnson’s Killers

﻿ The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has issued a Certificate of Return to Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, his deputy Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna and 40 members of the state House of Assembly. Ganduje received his certificate at the INEC headquarters in Kano, two weeks after being declared the winner of the keenly contested … Continue reading Updated: INEC Issues Certificate Of Return To Ganduje, Others In Kano

The Adamawa state Governor-Elect, Ahmadu Fintiri, has inaugurated a transition committee ahead of his inauguration on May 29. The 65-man transition committee headed by Ismaila Numan will work closely with a parallel committee set up by the outgoing government in the state. Fintiri charged members of the committee work on a proposed plan that … Continue reading Fintiri Inaugurates Transition Committee, Promises To Serve Adamawa Better

Flag-waving Algerians celebrated the resignation of ailing leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika after two decades in power but vowed to keep protesting to demand sweeping change to the country’s whole political system. The 82-year-old president ceded power in the face of massive street demonstrations that have shaken the North African nation, with state media announcing late … Continue reading Algerians Cheer As Bouteflika Resigns

Students and members of the University of Benin Alumni association are protesting over the killing of Kolade Johnson by operatives of the Nigerian police force. The protesting members took their protest to the state police headquarters in Benin-City, the Edo state capital to express their displeasure. Receiving the protesters on Thursday, the state police … Continue reading University Of Benin Alumni Protest Over Killing Of Kolade Johnson

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has resumed the collation of the governorship election results in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital. The electoral umpire had postponed the exercise on Tuesday after announcing the results of 15 local government areas. READ ALSO: Court Dismisses Suit Seeking To Stop INEC From Collating Results In Rivers The … Continue reading INEC Resumes Governorship Election Result Collation In Rivers Amid Protest

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, says the government has attracted both local and international investments of over $500 million in the last three years. El-Rufai stated this on Wednesday in Kaduna during the Economic and Investment Summit which held in the state. “KadInvest has become a critical vehicle for driving investments in Kaduna and … Continue reading We’ve Attracted Over $500m Investments In Kaduna, Says El-Rufai

Rising Italy star Moise Kean was targeted by racist abuse after he scored for Juventus on Tuesday — but teammate Leonardo Bonucci blamed him for inciting the crowd at Cagliari. Goals from 19-year-old Kean and Bonucci gave Juve a 2-0 victory over Cagliari that took them closer to an eighth consecutive Serie A title. … Continue reading Racist Abuse: Bonucci Blames Kean For Inciting Crowd At Cagliari